Newman, Matthew wrote: > I have been using a highly modified version of the tcl webserver in > production for customers since 1998 - with our own Tcl Server Pages module, > which in syntax is quite like Rivet (i.e. puts and <? ... ?>)
Cool. > My question is, as I consider migration to apache, why would I chose rivet > over mod_dtcl / websh? Rivet is the evolution of mod_dtcl, and none of us works on mod_dtcl anymore. Websh is a nice system, but it's built a little bit differently than Rivet. Rivet aims to be a bit like PHP in that it's very easy to get started with simple template pages. Websh is more aimed at applications where there is a lot of Tcl code and then a few templates. So the learning curve is a bit higher, I think. Of course, you can do simple templates with Websh, and complex apps with Rivet. If you meant mod_tcl instead of mod_dtcl, the author seems to be MIA. > Which are more widely used? (in production) Hard to say. Both are used, neither all that widely that I know of, at least compared to other things out there. There are certainly advantages to "widely", but Tcl lately has been more along the lines of "the few, the proud":-) > Which are (still?) actively supported and growing? Both are actively supported. Neither one is growing lots. > These questions are not intended as flame-bait - if I am going to change, I > would like to move to the "right" platform - once. The other one you would want to consider is AOLserver, if you haven't already. They all have their pros and cons. Your questions are fine. What's sort of a pity, in hindsight, is that we don't have at least a few things in common between servers, but c'est la vie. > Also, related to above - is there a timetable for supporting rivet on Apache > 2.x? Not really - it will happen when someone wants to scratch that particular itch, as they say. 1.3 works just fine on Unix, and dealing with threads in 2 looks to be an unpleasant undertaking in some ways. I've got some ideas on how to handle it, but it would take a bit of time to implement, and more importantly, to test it enough to feel sure of it. -- David N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Apache, Linux, Tcl Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
